> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port On Behalf Of Mark Post
> > >>> On 10/21/2008 at 12:26 PM, David Boyes wrote: > -snip- > > System p *does* > > overlap some of the traditional Z slots in enterprise computing, and > > will continue to encroach if IBM doesn't wise up about the low-end > > market ($200K for 29 MIPS is ludicrous, guys). > > The announcement of the z10 BC may help somewhat with that. > > http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/25584.wss "... flagship mainframe technology for under $100,000." I "ass.u.me" that means a single-engine machine with the minimum memory increment and minimum "required" accoutrements. Even at that, it "blows the doors off" the 5-MIPS P/390 with 128MB for which we paid $50K in 1996. Heck, if I sell the Harley and a few other "toys", _I_ might be able to buy one. :-) -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
